Since it's open enrollment, Tom took a peek at next year's plans, and it looks like I'm going to stick with Ambetter. I'll actually have a better plan—it will just cost more. I'm going from silver to gold. Ambetter's been more fun than Aetna was because of all the free stuff I can get with the points I accumulate, and I've gotten some really nice stuff… the towels, the candle, jewelry, kitchen stuff.

Looks like Nane has retired. Her picture (along with another woman's) is gone from her work site. I wonder if she'll retire to Turkey or Greece like she talked about.

The dog in back that I could barely hear all summer long and into the fall is suddenly loud and clear if I'm by a window. Sounds definitely travel easier in cooler temperatures, and it's definitely cooler. It's only 72 degrees in the house. If it drops another degree or two, I might throw on the heat for the first time this year—or this season, I should say.

I kind of felt shitty all day yesterday. Had that fuzzy feeling in my head and felt kind of blah. I know part of it was the lack of sunlight due to my schedule. I'll now be able to start catching some morning sun though.

I got a candle by Mainstays with yesterday's Walmart order—Buttercream Cheesecake. It's a little on the mild side but otherwise nice.

Rather than post this entry now, I'll do it later on and make it my first entry of the month. That way I can jot down any thoughts on NewNo.

I like the built-in word counter, but I kinda don't like that I can't hide the story till it’s done. With the old Nano, all people saw was your synopsis, but now I have to share everything, even though they're just rough drafts and errors could be present. Oh well, no one has to read my stuff anyway, and I'm mostly doing it for myself.